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Plot Summary:
A strange man is involved in a village massacre and drug dealing.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 372
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France, Austria
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: experimental, humorous, surreal, psychological, atmospheric, mind bending, offbeat, serious, realistic, stylized
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Some Prefer Cake (1997)
Plot Summary:
In San Francisco, Kira has a day job at a warehouse, writes jokes for her sister (who does stand-up back East), wants to perform her own material, hangs out with best friend Sydney (who writes food reviews), and sleeps once with every woman she can. Then, her roommate sets her up with Robin - who's recently come out and hasn't had a serious relationship yet - and her friendship with Sydney gets rocky. Meanwhile, Kira's being stalked by one of her one-night stands, her sister isn't showing any appreciation, and a night at an open microphone goes badly. Is this all life can offer?.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 107
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: independent film, queer cinema
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All the Rage (1997)
Plot Summary:
ALL THE RAGE takes a satirical and poignant look at one gay man's obsessive pursuit of physical, sexual, and romantic perfection. Christopher Bedford is everyone's fantasy. He's gorgeous, young, clever, rich, and above all, totally buffed and every boy in Boston seems to want him. At thirty-one, he's gliding through life, celebrating himself as the 90's gay playboy ideal, without ever realizing what a mess he's become.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 473
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: sexy, independent film, clever, offbeat, humorous, realistic, witty, cynical, semi serious, sexual
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The Drummer (2007)
Plot Summary:
When Sid insults a powerful triad boss, his father sends him to Taiwan for safety. Bored and restless, he discovers a community of Zen drummers high in the hills, and joins up - a decision inspired by a pretty face that soon becomes a challenge.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 911
Genere: Crime, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Hong Kong, Taiwan, Germany
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: psychological, sentimental, realistic, contemplative, atmospheric, captivating, sincere, uplifting, serious, stylized
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Zappa (1983)
Plot Summary:
Denmark, 1961. Bjørn, a middle-class boy in his early teens, wants to be accepted by Steen, a bullying peer of his with wealthy but freezingly cold parents. Bjørn's other good friend is Mulle, a cheerful and more childish working-class boy. All three seem friends at first, but gradually Steen starts pushing Mulle away while pulling the impressionable Bjørn with him towards more and more violence.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Denmark
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: serious, emotional, realistic, disturbing, crying
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Yellow (1997)
Plot Summary:
Eight friends in Los Angeles spend their last evening together as they face graduation from high school and the onset of their adult lives. One of them gets in unexpected trouble when he loses a large sum of his dad's money. The friends rally together to attempt to raise the money back in one evening in a wild and desperate scavenger hunt.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 222
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film, tense, rough, humorous, realistic, stylized, semi serious
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Sleepwalk with Me (2012)
Plot Summary:
A burgeoning stand-up comedian struggles with the stress of a stalled career, a stale relationship, and the wild spurts of severe sleepwalking he is desperate to ignore.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, talky, surreal, semi serious, realistic, sexy, emotional, entertaining, intense
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Skipped Parts (2000)
Plot Summary:
A woman and her son must leave a small South Carolina town because of her wild behavior.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: humorous, sincere, witty, semi serious, realistic, crying, independent film, sexy, touching, depressing
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The Adventures of Felix (2000)
Plot Summary:
A charming comedy about going on a rather long walk. Félix is a laid-back guy living in the bleak northern coastal town of Dieppe. He lives happily with his lover Daniel and is a soap opera enthusiast and HIV-positive. After losing his job, Félix decides to find the father he never knew in Marseilles. Agreeing to meet Daniel in the southern port city in a week's time, Félix throws on his backpack and starts hiking. On his way, he discovers that family need not always be connected by blood.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: humorous, melancholic, sentimental, touching, lyrical, feel good, realistic, semi serious, crying, light
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Western (1997)
Plot Summary:
Catalonian Paco is a traveling rep for a shoe manufacturer. When he stops to pick up Russian emigree hitchhiker Nino, Paco soon finds himself on the side of the road with everything stolen out from under him. Local gift shop owner Marinette gives the Spaniard a lift. Their mutual attraction manifests itself quickly, and Paco, who was fired over the stolen-car episode, hangs around. When he happens to spot Nino in the same town, he beats up the scrawny Russian, who lands in the hospital. Oddly enough, this marks the beginning of a beautiful friendship. Paco and Nino soon take the trip down the road together.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious, road movie, independent film
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Hidden Away (2014)
Plot Summary:
At the age of 14 the world around you changes at a dizzying speed. But what if actually it's you that changing? What if these changes take you away from what up until now, has been your world? Ibrahim and Rafa are going to suffer these changes for themselves, experiencing first love in a way they never could have imagined. And having to keep it Hidden away.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Spain
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: sincere, atmospheric, serious, realistic, lgbt cinema, cute, touching, queer cinema, gay cinema
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Forgive and Forget (2000)
Plot Summary:
A jealousy erupts between two long-time friends as one is about to move in with his girlfriend. Now the friend must confront his long-hidden homosexuality. UK.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 676
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: touching, sincere, emotional, realistic, semi serious, crying
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Testosterone (2003)
Plot Summary:
Dean has been stumped for some time in his attempt to produce a follow-up to "I was a Teenage Speed Freak," his incredibly successful graphic novel. His fans expect great things from him and his editor, Louise, is hounding him. Instead of working, however, Dean spends his time searching for his Argentine lover Pablo, who went out one night for cigarettes and never came back.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Argentina, USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, sentimental, touching, melancholic, erotic, dark comedy, black comedy, queer cinema
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Last Life in the Universe (2003)
Plot Summary:
An obsessive-compulsive Japanese librarian living in Bangkok spends most of his days contemplating suicide in his lifeless apartment. His life changes when he witnesses the death of Nid, seconds before he was about to jump off a bridge. This brings him in contact with Nid's elder sister Noi - these two lost and lonely souls help each other find the meaning to their meaningless existences.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Thailand, Japan, Netherlands
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: surreal, atmospheric, lyrical, psychological, serious, art house, dark comedy, romantic, captivating, independent film
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Telling You (1998)
Plot Summary:
Two college graduates who find themselves stuck behind the counter of a pizza parlor while their friends move on struggle to find a new direction for their lives.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 812
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: independent film, humorous, realistic, semi serious, crying
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The Doe Boy (2001)
Plot Summary:
A Cherokee boy is a haemophiliac in a culture obsessed with blood identity.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 293
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: psychological, touching, serious, emotional, independent film, sincere, realistic, contemplative, crying, cult film
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1, 2, 3, Freeze (1993)
Plot Summary:
A provocative, seemingly absurd patchwork movie which sends a worthwhile message about hope against all odds, love, children and human understanding. Schoolgirl Victorine has an insane mother and an alcoholic father who can never find his way home in their maze of slum apartment blocks. Aggressive, sexually threatening boys of all ages are everywhere, and while the teacher eventually relents to a gang of adolescent rapists, Victorine gives herself to a rowdy gang of older layabouts, eventually winning the heart of burglar Paul.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 891
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: sexy, bleak, humorous, serious, realistic, experimental, surreal, disturbing, controversial, stylized
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Tito and Me (1992)
Plot Summary:
Goran Markovic, known more for his dramatic work, achieved something that's eluded many great filmmakers - both smart and funny comedy. Based loosely on his own life as a kid growing up in Tito's communist Yugoslavia in the 1950s, the movie centers around 10-year-old Zoran whose inspired poem about Tito written on a spur-of-the-moment-basis as an in-class assignment, earns him a trip with other deserving pupils retracing Tito's "revolutionary trails" in Tito's hometown of Kumrovec.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: sentimental, humorous, captivating, realistic, semi serious, slapstick comedy, slapstick
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Monday Morning (2002)
Plot Summary:
A story told quietly of Vincent a welder at a large and seemingly toxic plant along the Rhône, living in a village with his sons, wife, and mother, saying little to each other.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: humorous, psychological, sincere, captivating, road movie, realistic, witty, semi serious
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Blue Juice (1995)
Plot Summary:
JC is the hero of the Cornish surfing community. Staring thirty hard in the face, he fears that the wave that has carried him through a prolonged adolescence is heading for the rocks as his girlfriend pressures him for commitment and his friends contemplate growing up.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, realistic, entertaining, light, captivating, independent film, erotic, semi serious, romantic
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Full Speed (1996)
Plot Summary:
A brief extract of four kids' lives somewhere in France. Quentin, who won a writers contest and now pays more attention to his career as an author than to his friends, beautiful Julie, his girl-friend, much more mature than she looks, falling in love with Quentin's very best friend Jimmy, who is kind of stuck in his unability of self-expression and grown up under bad social circumstances. And there is the shy boy Samir, exiled from Algeria, who lost his "brother" and only friend some time ago. Samir heavily falls in love with Quentin, but he can't handle it.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 877
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: erotic, sincere, serious, realistic, contemplative, gloomy, sexual, sexy, gay cinema, queer cinema
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Once Upon a Time in the Midlands (2002)
Plot Summary:
Dek, a decent but somewhat dull man, enjoys a happy existence with beloved girlfriend Shirley. They live together with her 12-year-old, Marlene: her daughter by the delinquent Jimmy, who flew the coop years ago and hasn't been heard from since. Dek loves Shirley so much that he proposes to her on national television.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, Germany
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: humorous, sweet, entertaining, melancholic, intense, atmospheric, witty, touching, feel good, semi serious
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Three Dancing Slaves (2004)
Plot Summary:
Annecy is no tourist destination for three working-class Algerian brothers and their father, in the months after their mother has died. Marc is deeply troubled: he tries to stiff drug dealers and then plots revenge. Christophe is released from jail, lands a job, and must overcome various temptations in order to keep it. Olivier, nearing 18, may be falling in love with Hicham.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, serious, emotional, lgbt cinema, realistic, gloomy, crying, queer cinema
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It Runs in the Family (2003)
Plot Summary:
This is the story of a dysfunctional New York family, and their attempts to reconcile.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: light, humorous, semi serious, sentimental, touching, talky, epic, realistic, crying, romantic
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Intermission (2003)
Plot Summary:
A raucous story of the interweaving lives and loves of small-town delinquents, shady cops, pretty good girls and very bad boys. With Irish guts and grit, lives collide, preconceptions shatter and romance is tested to the extreme. An ill-timed and poorly executed couple's break-up sets off a chain of events affecting everyone in town.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Ireland, UK
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, humorous, touching, melancholic, witty, black comedy, semi serious, cult classic, realistic, intense
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Kings and Queen (2004)
Plot Summary:
Nora Cotterelle, a woman in her 30s is caring for her ill father, Louis Jenssens. While Nora tries to present a facade that all is well with her life, she is twice divorced and has a son, Elias, whose father is dead. Nora's present relationship is not going well, and she is soon to marry a businessman, while Elias is becoming increasingly withdrawn. A parallel storyline follows her former lover and second husband, Ismaël Vuillard, a musician, with whom she had lived for seven years. He is given to strange behaviour, and as a result he has been committed to a mental hospital, from which he is planning to escape. Nora learns that her father's digestive problems are actually cancer, and facing her father's death, Nora desperately seeks out Ismaël to ask that he reconnect with Elias, but he has mixed feelings about adopting her son. Moreover, he has met Arielle, another patient.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 150 min
Plot tags: touching, sentimental, serious, emotional, clever, realistic, contemplative, talky, gloomy, crying
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The Taste of Others (2000)
Plot Summary:
Agnès Jaoui co-writes and directs this romantic comedy of manners set in France's rustic Provence. Unpolished and ultra-pragmatic industrialist Jean-Jacques Castella (co-scripter Jean-Pierre Bacri) reluctantly attends Racine's tragedy "Berenice" in order to see his niece play a bit part. He is taken with the play's strangely familiar-looking leading lady Clara Devaux (Anne Alvaro). During the course of the show, Castella soon remembers that he once hired and then promptly fired the actress as an English language tutor. He immediately goes out and signs up for language lessons. Thinking that he is nothing but an ill-tempered philistine with bad taste, Clara rejects him until Castella charms her off her feet.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: biting, meditative, sincere, touching, art house, clever, witty, talky, powerful, humorous
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Starter for 10 (2006)
Plot Summary:
In 1985, against the backdrop of Thatcherism, Brian Jackson enrolls in the University of Bristol, a scholarship boy from seaside Essex with a love of knowledge for its own sake and a childhood spent watching "University Challenge," a college quiz show. At Bristol he tries out for the Challenge team and falls under the spell of Alice, a lovely blond with an extensive sexual past.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: feel good, witty, light, sweet, melancholic, touching, humorous, semi serious, clever, realistic
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Outside Providence (1999)
Plot Summary:
In this coming-of-age comedy, Tim Dunphy is leading a go-nowhere existence, spending his days smoking pot and hanging out with his best friend, Drugs Delaney. But Tim's lazy days of getting high are jettisoned after a brush with the law convinces his blue-collar dad to send him to a Connecticut prep school. The one saving grace of the new school is Jane, a fellow student Tim falls for immediately.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, sweet, intense, semi serious, touching, independent film, epic, sentimental, realistic
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Youth in Revolt (2009)
Plot Summary:
As a fan of Albert Camus and Jean-Luc Godard, teenage Nick Twisp is definitely out of his element when his mother and her boyfriend move the family to a trailer park. When a pretty neighbor named Sheeni plays records by French crooners, it's love at first sight for frustrated and inexperienced Nick. Learning that she is dating someone, Nick launches a hilarious quest to find his way into Sheeni's heart -- and bed.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 76000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: surreal, teen, absurd, melancholic, semi serious, humorous, cynical, romantic, black comedy, hilarious
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The Wackness (2008)
Plot Summary:
Set in New York City in the sweltering summer, The Wackness tells the story of a troubled teenage drug dealer, who trades pot for therapy sessions with a drug-addled psychiatrist. Things get more complicated when he falls for one of his classmates, who just happens to be the doctors daughter. This is a coming-of-age story about sex, drugs, music and what it takes to be a man.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 31000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: touching, realistic, independent film, humorous, semi serious, cult classic, funny, light, psychedelic, feel good